An umpire called a historically bad strike while Pirates position player Rowdy Tellez pitched

Maybe home plate umpire Scott Barry just wanted to end the Chicago Cubs and Pittsburgh Pirates. Or … he needs to get his vision checked.

Those are the only two reasons I can think of for this strike call that has gone very, very viral for all the wrong reasons.

The Cubs ended up beating the Pirates 18-8 on Monday, and Barry — who has made a bad call before — decided to call a 42 MPH pitch from Pittsburgh position player Rowdy Tellez a strike … even though you can see just how far off the plate it was.

Per Umpire Auditor, that’s the worst call in their history:

Umpire Scott Barry called the worst strike in Umpire Auditor history.

This lob from Rowdy Tellez missed the strike zone by 14.6 inches.#Pirates #Cubs pic.twitter.com/bs2GoG9JN4

— Umpire Auditor (@UmpireAuditor) August 27, 2024

The Worst Strike Call of the Year. 🤣 pic.twitter.com/4CUkHZfE9h

— Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) August 27, 2024

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